[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 162. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

Robert Arthur JamesGascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury was born on 27 August 1893.1 He was the son of James Edward HubertGascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury and LadyCicely AliceGore. He married Elizabeth VereCavendish, daughter of Rt. Hon. LordRichard FrederickCavendish and LadyMoyra de VereBeauclerk, on 8 December 1915.2 He died on 23 February 1972 at age 78.1 He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards.1 He fought in the First World War between 1915 and 1918.1 He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.1 He was awarded the Chevalier, Order of the Crown of Belgium.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire in 1921.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Dorset in 1928.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Unionist) for Dorset between 1929 and 1941.1 He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Lord Privy Seal in 1934.1 He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs between 1935 and 1938.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hertfordshire in 1937.1 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1940.1 He held the office of Paymaster-General between May 1940 and October 1940.1 He held the office of Secretary of State, Dominion Affairs between October 1940 and 1942.1 He succeeded as the 11th Baron Cecil of Essendon, co. Rutland [E., 1603] on 21 January 1941.3 He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1942 and 1943.1 He held the office of Leader of the House of Lords between 1942 and 1945.1 He held the office of Secretary of State, Colonies between February 1942 and November 1942.1 He held the office of Secretary of State, Dominion Affairs between 1943 and 1945.1 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1946.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Dorset in 1946.1 He held the office of High Steward of Hertford in 1947.1 He succeeded as the 5th Marquess of Salisbury [G.B., 1789] on 4 April 1947.1 He succeeded as the 11th Viscount Cranborne, co. Dorset [E., 1604] on 4 April 1947.1 He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Salisbury [E., 1605] on 4 April 1947.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Toronto University, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaG, in 1949.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Birmingham University, Birmingham, Warwickshire, EnglandG, in 1950.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Liverpool University, Liverpool, Lancashire, EnglandG, in 1951.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civl Law (D.C.L.) by Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, in 1951.1 He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1951 and 1952.1 He held the office of Leader of the House of Lords between 1951 and 1957.1 He held the office of Chancellor of Liverpool University between November 1951 and 1971.1 He held the office of Secretary of State, Commonwealth Relations between May 1952 and December 1952.1 He held the office of Lord President of the Council between December 1952 and 1957.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by St. Andrew's University, St. Andrews, Fife, ScotlandG, in 1953.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Manchester University, Manchester, Lancashire, EnglandG, in 1954.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG, in 1954.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by London University, London, EnglandG, in 1955.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Exeter University, Exeter, Devon, EnglandG, in 1956.1 He held the office of Chancellor of the Order of the Garter between 1960 and 1972.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.4